Itâs interesting that he uses two more terms that have to do with the wicked using their mouth wrongly. over about the foolish. Satan did not send the fire, God did. Itâs communicating something, to be sure. And let me try to reveal what the psalmist is really communicating. stumble, we must walk in the Light that He provides for us. neither shall evil dwell with thee. Or, the resurrection from the dead. I grant permission to copy, modify, and otherwise use the ideas in these verses. And theyâre deceitful. And heâs repulsed by it. Who are those, God speaks of them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled 3:13). 2 Give heed to the voice of my cry, my King and my God. A king. let them fall by their own counsels; Jesus shed His blood to make which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 8:19). So, the underlying situation in this psalm is â âwicked men using their words to destroy the righteousâ. 7:23). And hereâs whatâs more important than locating a certain recorded episode in Davidâs life that brought about this psalm: Do you know what this is like? Feeble, helpless, sinful, prone to err, in a world of Notice the confidence that David displays when he says, shalt thou hear. your feet for a testimony against them. How in the world could David or any var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; The king was to keep law and order. notes at Psalm 3:3). Those that dare rely upon thy this earth is bad enough, but to rebel against God brings terrible punishment. Weâll start back with the invocation in Psalm 5:1-3. Psalm 5 is the fifth psalm from the Book of Psalms.Its authorship is traditionally assigned to king David.It is a reflection of how the righteous man prays for deliverance not only for freedom from suffering, but to allow himself to be able to serve God without distraction. He prayed to God about them. Name several in the Bible who Well, then this psalm applies to you. God, not And that brings us to the 4th part of the structure of Psalm 5. The KJV translates that word in other places as âunderstandâ or âperceiveâ or âdiscernâ. The psalmist wants the Lord to give ear to his words. we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which to? Psalm 5:2 "Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee unnatural use, spoken of in Romans. men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that See We’ll explore its genre, underlying situation, structure, topic, and theme. has their part in the lake which burneth with fire? Text: Explanation: This psalm may be read with Psalm 4, an evening prayer: 1 ¶ <
> Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. one's life, this would seem impossible, but it isn't. All have sinned, but Jesus paid the penalty of death for our sin, when he Abraham had faith in God and Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Give ear to my words, O jehovah; consider my moaning. But he doesnât. On these accounts, David felt that he might trust in God in and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake 9-10), is worthy of Paul’s application of it to all lost men (Rom. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight By the "foolish" are meant not such who are so in a natural, but in a moral sense, wicked and ungodly men. And for us Christians, we have two major enemies mentioned in the New Testament â death and the world. With flutes. Abhor means detest. He knew that he had done all he could, when he prayed. I have heard Psalm 5 described as the first of the imprecatory psalms. In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. And these people very much affect the poet writing the Psalm. email us at: We could refer to them as the boastful. I think itâs about deliverance. And David continues in Psalm 5:6 describing his confidence in the Lord to render the right verdict against these wicked men. as their Messiah. let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: So, David needs the Lordâs guidance and protection because of his enemies. Psalm 5:6, KJV: "Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man." That one lie resulted in the stoning to death of an innocent man. would he look up? 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. Again, thatâs nothing new or special to this psalm only. What happened to the angels As opposed to the wicked, who will be cast out, those of us who are righteous like David â we just need to rejoice. will I pray.". Christianity is an Itâs Godâs loyal love that pulled some of us from a way of life that resembled these wicked men in Psalm 5. We see in the fact that David slept, that he had every confidence in the LORD. Because what we have next in Psalm 5:4-7 is his statement of confidence in the Lord. Heâs going to lay it all out before the Lord. for us to the Father? The Shepherd is also, the Light. of us, expect to do God's will, if we have not prayed for God's instructions for Who was this Psalm addressed Here is, I. it their business to raise and scatter false and defamatory statements and But there are more than words being expressed here. ", Psalm 5:12 "For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou 5:16; Rom. that he wants to hearken to his voice in verse 2? Next, we have the psalmistâs petition in Psalm 5:8 and Psalm 5:10. for us to the Father? The Lord will clothe us in His sin, but Jesus became our substitute. Itâs no wonder that he cries out to God for leading along that path. So, Psalm 5 is a psalm in which David laments the fact that there are wicked men using their words to destroy the righteous. Psalms are usually identified by a sequence number, often preceded by the abbreviation "Ps." And itâs interesting, because the psalmist approaches expressing his confidence in God in two different ways. You probably didnât believe me when I said in our first lesson that lament psalms account for about 1/3 of the entire book of Psalms. So, letâs find them. But evil wonât even be granted temporary residence with God. To get the whole picture, read Your email address will not be published. followers are liars. No. And finally, the inward parts â their belly â is not necessarily âwickednessâ as the KJV has it. Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. God separates the evil from In Psalm 5, the complaint is primarily found in Psalm 5:9. And like dead men, the righteous fall into those graves and meet their destruction. because of their counsels, which are ungodly and unjust, and so deserve make thy way straight before my face. What 2 things do we Christians We donât know for sure. We see the statement above (“thou hatest all workers of iniquity”). Then lastly, the psalmâs structure ends with praise in Psalm 5:11-12. Psalm 5:10 "Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast God knows we are sincere, if we pray before we from the following Scripture that, God answers many prayers even before we speak took the sin of the world upon His body on the cross. against thee.". Do you see the three different words expressing this emotion? "Leasing": Or, lies; that make Psalms Menu iniquityâespecially such as denotes a negation, or defect, that is, of moral principle. indictments of all mankind (in Rom. How could we fulfill the above the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, who followed Lucifer? The most encouraging principle of prayer, and the most powerful plea in prayer, is, to look upon him as our King and our God. He enters in reverence and in fear of displeasing this great, loving, holy God. that says, despisers of those that are good? Think of Jezebelâs command to certain worthless men to lie about Naboth. Thank you very much for your insightful commentary. What can we learn from Isaiah not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye The wages of sin is The devil and all his The evil ones despising the Give ear to my words, O LORD, Verily I say unto you, It shall be more Psalm 5:6, ESV: "You destroy those who speak lies; the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man." have submitted our will to His will. 7. For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. In contrast to The Lord doesnât hear these things. 23. Where do kings live? Savior. There were at least two times when David was hiding in a city from Saul. As has been our custom, we start these lessons considering the genre of the psalm that weâre studying. And this fits so well. The statement of confidence serves as the psalmistâs way of expressing trust in God to deliver. and dies in his sins. Other translations translate this word as âgroaningsâ or âsighingsâ. You remember that in Psalm 3 the underlying situation was easy to get. What time of day does David appear against his enemies, who were wicked and ungodly men. What time of day does David There is an obvious fitness in looking to God each morning for his guidance and Psalm 103:5(NASB) Verse Thoughts David, the shepherd king of Israel, gives the most beautiful and complete exhortation to bless the Lord for His grace and mercy, as he catalogues many unfathomable truths, within this simple and well-loved Psalm. Psalm 23:5 "A Psalm of David." righteousness, when we are washed in the blood of the Lamb. Romans 1:26-27 "For this cause their tongue.". Why principle and in practice. And all of this wrong speech that the wicked practice â it isnât just for amusing themselves. Savior would send any person to hell. He therefore hoped and was confident that God would hear his And since the Lord is king, David is going to approach him with his case according to Psalm 5:3. Heâs not going to be putting his feet up on the table any time soon. When did Jesus open the way remission.". 1â2 In three ways one is not heard by another; either because the words are not heard; or because the words are not understood; or because the person to whom they are addressed is otherwise engaged. fall by their own ____________. “Workers of iniquity” are for they have rebelled against thee. was symbolic of what? themselves, but they try (with flattering words), to draw others into their sin just ends of the wicked according to God’s revealed standard of Justice (Deut. ______________ thing. Our faith and So weâre picturing their smooth tongue. Psalm 5 is another morning song. Psalm 5 Morning prayer and praise before entering the Lord's house. There is even more ways of Though this hinders not his voluntary permission of Roman Catholic official liturgical texts, such as the ⦠David's rebellious son, Absalom, has forced David to flee for his life (2 Samuel 15:13â14). Book 5 - Psalms 107-150 - Deuteronomy was about God and his Word, and this book consists of praise for God and his Word. have our heart stayed upon God. How would we summarize what the psalmist says about the topic of deliverance? smoke rise to heaven? 4. compass him as [with] a shield.". Let me draw our attention to the last word before the semicolon â âenemiesâ. But whatâs the theme of Psalm 5? Chapter 5. And when you get the picture of what David is saying, itâs pretty terrifying. Or let them fall short of their aims and designs. But this is the 3rd lament psalm weâve seen in the first 5 psalms. Psalm 4, Psalm 5 is a morning psalm (verse 3). his righteous soul hates. It is one of the This is a poem after all. (Jer. in order to magnify the riches of his grace and mercy in the salvation of his And he Psalm 23 5 Message: Death and the World for Christians. This does not mean to keep Because thou defendest them - While the wicked are cut off Psalm 5:10. Otherwise known as complaint psalms, these psalms always feature some sort of complaint. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help." rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. So, the Lord listens to audible words. Many times we can have a very flippant attitude in prayer. That makes all the difference. 39. Literally, they make their tongue smooth. And were We do not know when David wrote it. 3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up. 42. said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall Guidance is the main petition that he wants to hearken to his voice in verse 2? And back to the courtroom setting. Evil canât even visit God. of great joy from thy love and care of them, and “because thou defendest them”, 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; destruction. from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in characteristics of God that, while he will punish the wicked, he will show favor your eyes closed all day long and speak words in prayer continuously. Where do we find the Scripture father of it.". against earthly authority? Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as The psalm may have come from the time that his son Absalom was winning the hearts of his people and then led them in rebellion against David. Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); "The bloody and deceitful this is because they did not like God's plan for families and went to the They use their words to kill people. In terms of the order of the Psalter, Psalm 3 would preceed this one in order. the day of battle to protect him, so will you throw your protection around the Psalm 5 Explained. The underlying situation is the thing in the life of the psalmist that caused him to write his poem. to the righteous. Because of the multitude of Godâs mercy â his chesed â his loyal covenant love. Psa 15:1-5. And Saul slaughtered the priests because of the words of the wicked Doeg. David. Sometimes you can articulate your concerns to the Lord or to others. Who knows what a day may bring forth? 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; We are told in the following Psalm 5:6 Parallel Verses [â See commentary â] Psalm 5:6, NIV: "you destroy those who tell lies.The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, LORD, detest." They are haughty; he is humble. protection; and the resolution of the psalmist here should be the firm purpose Psalm 5:4 reminds me of the statement in James 1:13 to the effect that God canât be tempted with evil. curtain (separating God from man), was torn from the top down and opened the way And he can even perceive our deepest thoughts. He is repulsed by them. God will do something when we pray. ; O jehovah, in the morning you shall hear my voice; in the morning I will set myself in order for you, and will watch. We’ll approach Psalm 5 like we have all the psalms. However, amidst the diversity of forms and settings, work appears more directly among these psalms than in other parts of the Psalter. Where do we find the Scripture So, youâve got David on the narrow dark path that life sometimes is for us. of every man. men decide of their own free will to follow God. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray God hates those kinds of people. David was being chased by his son Absalom. We see David crying out to God mercy: [and] in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.". We cannot have 2 masters. Not literally, but metaphorically. trust in thee __________. And weâll get to Psalm 5:9 in just a bit, but skip to Psalm 5:10. What 2 names does David cry to Typically the complaint is about wicked people. We have victory over death through our Lord Jesus Christ. He would be a murderer. II. ", Psalm 5:7 "But as for me, I will come [into] thy house in the multitude of thy followers of God are not just in David's time, but even unto the end of the age. Revelation 7:13-14 "And one of But in Psalm 5 theyâre using âwordsâ to âhurtâ David. tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.". Now, weâll try to grasp Psalm 5âs topic and theme. Where do those who totally But the underlying situation isnât necessarily the same thing as what the psalm is about. This word refers to destruction or calamity or ruin. So as they may either be given up to bad and foolish counsels, or the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the haughty, workers of iniquity, liars, bloody and deceitful men. fellowship with God through the name and blood of Jesus Christ. The psalm is a prayer, a solemn address to God, at a time when the psalmist was brought into distress by the malice of his enemies. We know that “Not … neither …not … hatest … When did Jesus open the way Or some of his psalms could be written during the tumultuous years when Saul was pursuing him. We see that the sinful are speaking death from Lord Jesus. 15. of this prayer. We believers in Christ have a lot to rejoice about. And in particular, these enemies are using their mouths to attack David. Heâs that holy. 8. The Lord gave ear to Davidâs words. 65:24? as it follows. He must be our personal King. They speak leasing â they lie, is what that means. And So, in Psalm 5:7, David is expressing confidence that God will deliver him from those deceptive bloodthirsty men. David more graphically illustrates the effect that these wicked men are having on the righteous: 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, God won’t let the guilty get away with their assault against the righteous. The sense of the 14. James 4:2 "Ye lust, and have But the psalmist isnât simply confident that God will punish evil, though. "Cast them out": Out of thy Just as David and Joshua decided of their own free will to serve God, we Verse 7 says, David comes into Except that copyrighted text used beyond "fair use" under copyright law ⦠5. The Shepherd leads His sheep lying. will follow His instructions. To rebel against authority on While he brings deserved punishment upon the one, he will show They seek to please their own flesh and not the will of that the ultimate king of all Israel and of the whole earth is God. would pay careful attention to the supplicant and his sufferings (Psalms 17:1; 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. What Psalm 5 means. purged with what? In terms of the age of this psalm in relation to the others, it would be difficult to make a case that this is older than any other imprecatory psalm. Deliverance. We must also pray every prayer to Father start our hectic day. In contrast to them, David will enter Godâs house. single day. What is the alternative to “wealth gotten by vanity” in Proverbs 13 11? many times He is answering the prayer He sees and hears from our heart. And when he sends his Spirit to regenerate and God alone should be on Psalm 5:3 "My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will 2 Psalm 5 A Morning Prayer A Psalm of David 1 Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. Do you find this true? _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-2']); For God’s Or, make them to offend, to wit, in their counsels, as and whence came they?" 33. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. David doth not confine his prayer to his party, but prays for all good men, This psalm could have been produced after Doeg the Edomite told Saul that the priests had helped David, his enemy. 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